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Title: limb bolt hole cracks
Post by: Alaska Dan on October 01, 2009, 02:43:00 AM

Hi,
I'm not a bowyer, but I have a top shelf recurve and it's basically brand new. The upper limb bolt hole has a couple of small cracks around the hole in the glass on the back. I've owned lots of nice t/d recurves and have notices small cracks and never worried about them. I've put this bow up for sale and don't feel right about selling it without knowing for sure that it's okay. Below is a photo, but it's not a close up. Any ideas would help.

 (http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p257/dparrett/IMG_2419.jpg)

Title: Re: limb bolt hole cracks
Post by: sw on October 01, 2009, 02:59:00 AM

See if some THIN superglue will wick into the crack, if it will put THIN superglue on it/in it and let it dry over night. Come back and touch it up / Smooth it out and don't worry about it. From the cracks im seeing they are not critical.

That type of cracking is not unusal from a hole that has prolly had a limb bolt cranked down on, the pressure developed the crack that ran to the limb butt. Thin superglue will take care of it and usually will wick down into the crack, seal it and make the crack disapper.


Dave

Title: Re: limb bolt hole cracks
Post by: Moen on October 01, 2009, 10:12:00 AM

CA works good. Nice Bow:)

Title: Re: limb bolt hole cracks
Post by: Alaska Dan on October 01, 2009, 07:11:00 PM

Thanks for the tips, I'll give it a try. By the way, what is CA?

Title: Re: limb bolt hole cracks
Post by: Dano on October 01, 2009, 07:56:00 PM

CA=Cyanoacrylate, Super glue

Title: Re: limb bolt hole cracks
Post by: 2treks on October 02, 2009, 08:17:00 AM

Tell the truth DANO, Did you have to go out to the shop and read the tube?